Would logging into multiple servers from a remote desktop session eat up any user licenses on the terminal server or network?

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If a user using a terminal/thin client logs into a terminal server, then from that RDP Session, connects to different Win servers. would that eat up a user license on terminal server or network? For example:
Thin Client --> Terminal Server ------> File Server
                                                   |
                                                   |---> QuickBooks Server
                                                   |---> App Server
Would that situation above cause the user eat up four user licenses on the terminal server or not?
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>Would that situation above cause the user eat up four user licenses on the terminal server or not?

It will not. RDS Per user CAL will be only issued when user remotes to RD Session host(terminal server) and you can utilize the feature on licensing manager to track the usage of CAL.
Track your Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/rds-track-cals
 
Thanks,
Jenny